India, Oct. 29 -- An Indian-origin close aide of U.S. President Donald Trump is facing online racist abuse from far-right supporters after she urged restraint following rising hostility toward Sikh and Indian-origin truck drivers after two members of the community were involved in separate road mishaps.

California attorney Harmeet Dhillon, who is a prominent Republican, has urged Americans not to target law-abiding Indians and Sikh drivers in the wake of the road mishaps.

She wrote on X: "Many of you have probably seen the news in the last few months of two illegal aliens causing horrific tragedies on American roadways while behind the wheel of large commercial trucks."

"These individuals obtained commercial driver's licenses in Califo...